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Below is a long blog post about 2018. I am grateful for all of the people who have reached out to me since I’ve been gone, and the friends who helped get my website back up so that it looks like this (and thank you to those who donated too). It was nice being able to sit down with some people today and catch-up after not seeing them in person for years….and then talk more than normal because we hadn’t seen each other in so many years! Thanks to everyone who stopped by the table at the party tonight as well – thanks for reading my books! And to anyone else who has emailed or messaged me recently: Thank You!! Above are a couple photos from the party last night where there were lots of new friends made while old ones reconnected. My friend Chris Langevin was kind enough to take these two shots during the evening, which ended way past midnight when he left around 3am. The next day, I was glad someone had taken pictures so I could see what I missed before heading home myself. Last year on New Year’s Eve, I got on an airplane in Boston headed to Texas and flew into Austin/San Antonio for a few days…then drove west to Dallas to spend time visiting relatives. That trip was cut short due to family issues, but I did manage to enjoy the sights along Interstate Highway 10 near Van Horn, TX, and managed to drive through Marfa just outside of Big Bend National Park, which allowed me to say “been there” without ever actually going inside the park itself. Instead, I went east toward San Angelo and Houston - I never did make it over to Galveston Island nor stop anywhere along State Route 69 between Navasota and Bryan / College Station until I finally arrived at my destination - Beaumont, TX. This year I didn’t leave town; instead, I stayed here on the west side of the state…it’s definitely been worthwhile. From San Diego to Los Angeles, California turned out to be interesting places to explore and write stories set there. Then Arizona brought forth its own surprises both good & bad. Lastly, Utah provided much needed scenic views everytime one looked southward across the Great Salt Lake towards Antelope Island and beyond. There will always be room somewhere nearby though, even if only temporarily…. The above photo shows off part of downtown Beaumont that includes the historic Neches River Bridge spanning across US Hwy 90 Westbound towards Port Arthur. In addition to being photographically shot from high up behind some trees alongside highway signs announcing exit ramps leading further northwards ahead towards Batson Field Airport located several miles distant away near Gulfgate Mall Area Of Town , These Are Also Certain Places Where One Can Find Local Businesses Below is a long blog post about 3D printing that I wrote for the U.S. Department of State, which was released yesterday as part of their “Digital DipNote” series on Foreign Policy and Technology by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Singer. I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. The whole idea started when an editor from TIME Magazine contacted me to write something related to 3D Printing after my recent article in Wired (“Print Your Own Car!”) was published online. As luck would have it, at around this same time, I got invited to do some consultation work for the DoD regarding technology developments such as 3d-printing, social media, robotics, etc… I told them what they wanted to hear: “Yes! Count me In.” And so we began working together toward developing a storyline/framework for the piece you see below. We decided it should be written up as an official report to educate government officials and employees who are unfamiliar or not well versed with these technologies. I then presented the draft copy to another DoD employee before submitting it back for final editing and publication. It took two months to put all the pieces together; everything had to go through several levels of approvals including the Office Of Science & Technical Information within the DoD (where my friend Sean McGinnis works). After everyone signed off on the document, we were ready to release it publicly via Diplomacy Matters. You can find more posts like this here: http://blogs.state.gov/diplomacymatters/. Below is a long blog post about 2016. It’s a bit personal, so I’ll put it up as draft and then unpublish when I have time to edit for clarity and brevity… I had hoped that 2015 would be the year of my recovery from the breakup in April 2014 (in fact, after the initial shock, I was hopeful). Sadly, this was not to be: my ex-boyfriend got married overseas on December 3rd last year – a date which marks two years since we broke up, but seems like only yesterday because he won’t let me go. For those who don’t know what happened, here are some details: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2897792/Romance-gone-wrong-Manchester-lawyer-suing-ex-wife-lost-love-life.html So why am I telling you all this? Well, part of the reason has been to share something difficult with friends, and another reason has been to remind myself how far away I still feel from being able to recover fully from such an experience at just twenty six years old! The other reason is also to help people understand where I might currently be coming from with certain decisions or actions during this phase of life; whether these relate specifically to mental health issues surrounding heartbreak / grief etc., or more broadly speaking towards relationships between men & women generally within society today. As many people will tell you if they care enough about your situation , “You never get over someone” …and although sometimes easier said than done -there really isn’t any point trying too hard until one day everything finally makes sense again . The past few months were full of new experiences — both good and bad ones—which left me feeling disoriented most days while simultaneously keeping me occupied throughout each night out into early morning hours every weekend without fail no matter what kinda vibe one may want before heading home afterwards alone once more . Somehow though somehow ,throughout all these different circumstances , I always found ways back toward finding solace inside somewhere deep down inside myself whenever things seemed toughest even though there wasn’t anything tangible holding onto right now except maybe love itself ? I guess thats why its called faith !!! Below is a long blog post about 2017, it’s good to have an objective look at the year in retrospect. I had been working for a startup company before joining Yahoo!, and I was interested in taking on new challenges so that I could learn more and grow as an engineer. That’s why I decided to join the product engineering team of Search Advertising Platform (SAP) after graduating from university. SAP is one of the core platforms supporting various ad products across all Yahoo! properties around the world including mail, sports, finance, news, etc., which serves millions of queries per day. It has over 60 million monthly users searching through our platform everyday. The SAP search advertising system also powers other partner websites such as E-bay Japan and Amazon Japan, among others. This system processes trillions of queries every single day. As you can see, this is big data processing at its best - but what makes it even better? Big data technologies are involved! I am really excited by the idea of leveraging cutting edge technology to solve real problems while simultaneously learning something new along the way. Below is a long blog post about 2013, but it’s also the first of hopefully many posts. I know there are people out there who have been following me for years and I feel bad that I don’t write more often (and I do apologize). However, this year was different because… well.. life has changed in ways both big and small since we moved back to Australia last December after living overseas for three-plus years with two kids under four. My little girl turned five at Christmas time which makes her an official “little lady” now even though she doesn’t like to think so! My son turns one on January 6th – a date he shares with his patron saint, St Nicholas, as it happens. Both my husband and myself work full time jobs now although I can honestly say mine is definitely easier than his! We live not too far from our families again, although they all still live wayyyyyy down south where we lived before heading overseas. And while I love being close by once again, I really miss having friends nearby and wishing them happy birthdays or just popping round for coffee whenever possible. 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It was nice to see everyone again; the whole family came together for lunches, dinners etc. For those wondering, I didn’t take any pictures whilst travelling (or rather few) because I spent most days trying to keep up with the boys instead! Now that school is starting soon again here in Sydney, I will probably get around to posting photos sometime next month perhaps? If you want to see some highlights from past adventures however then check out my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/elizabethbarker/. You may need to zoom into various albums if looking at your mobile device though depending upon how large each picture is set as default size within its own individual tab section along side other collections such as “Photostream” & “Groups”. This should help avoid slow loading times especially when using wi-fi connections away from home base locations where access speeds tend towards sluggishness due mainly owing itself down simply being located offshore rather near shore line itself :) . So enjoy browsing through these shots taken over recent months by yours truly! Who knows what else lies hidden inside…? :P PS: Happy New Year Everyone!! Hopefully things go smoothly throughout 2014 without too much drama happening anywhere around us ;) xx